Building Our Future Workforce — Is Your Company Committed?
The ICR Future Coalition has launched a new campaign to create 650 new high school job shadow and internship opportunities in Iowa City-Cedar Rapids (ICR) by the end of 2020.…
Collins Aerospace Invests $130K into K-12 STEM Outreach in Iowa
This article was originally published in the Corridor Business Journal on January 29th, 2019. Collins Aerospace is investing in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) programs in Iowa with two…
ACT Launches New Workforce Skills Assessment Solution
The following article was originally published in the Corridor Business Journal on January 30th, 2019. Iowa City-based ACT Inc. has partnered with Aspiring Minds to launch ACT Stack, a new…
New Five-Story Structure Set to Transform Iowa City Northside in 2019
This article was originally published in the Iowa City Press Citizen on January 18, 2019. The skyline of Iowa City’s Northside District is going to change in 2019. The five-story,…
IWD Awards Funds to Expand Registered Apprenticeship Opportunities
DES MOINES – Three organizations were selected by Iowa Workforce Development to receive funding to strengthen or grow Registered Apprenticeship Programs and Quality Pre-Apprenticeship Programs in Iowa – Iowa Jobs…
Coalition Launches New Career-Connected Learning Hub
Today, ICR IOWA announced the launch of ICRfuture.org , a new career-connected learning hub for Iowa City-Cedar Rapids (ICR) . The hub offers career pathway information and salaries, high demand…
Educators and Industry Partner to Support Computer Science Education
Computers are everywhere and changing every industry on the planet, yet fewer than half of all schools in our country teach computer science. When computer science is offered, classes tend…
ICR Legislative Launch
The Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance and the Iowa City Area Chamber of Commerce have partnered to create identical state and federal public policy agendas. The pair will advocate as one this year when working…
New Workforce Solutions Team Launched to Support ICR Employers
On November 15th, ICR IOWA, in partnership with Kirkwood Community College and IowaWORKS, announced the launch of a new partnership to support the workforce needs of regional employers. The three organizations have developed…
Iowa City Community School District Receives $310,000 Commitment from ACT to Implement AVID Program
The Iowa City Community School District announced today a three-year, $310,000 commitment from ACT to introduce an innovative classroom-focused program designed to improve college readiness for all students, particularly low-income,…